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Gosling's Black Seal rum

Gosling's Black Seal

Bermuda | Dark | 40% ABV

The James Gosling family business first produced Gosling Black Seal rum in 1806, and it is now the oldest surviving business on the island of Burmuda.

Gosling 'Black Seal' rum received it's name from the black wax originally used to seal the bottles. It is Bermuda's most widely exported product and considered the nation's national drink.

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533 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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533 Gosling's Black Seal Ratings

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mistercoughy 🇺🇸 | 239 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

I love full-bodied, dark rums with lots of flavor and this one fits the bill nicely. Chocolate and port wine come through with every sip. Beautiful color, too. Enjoy it neat. Live a little!

slash17 🇺🇸 | 8 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Gosling's is perfectly acceptable, and I get that they have the copyright but when making your Dark n' Stormy... you can do better. Far more bland than the color would suggest, Gosling's makes a perfect companion to top-quality ginger beer... since it tastes like hardly anything. For when you want the ginger to shine through. This is one that will live on my bar for a long, long time, as it's one of the last rums I'd grab.

fiver6790 🇺🇸 | 3 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Perfect as a mixer as advertised.
Drinking neat no thanks but I appreciate the molasses, vanilla and cocoa flavors I pick out.

emphaze 🇧🇬 | 26 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Bought it with the single purpose to make Dark'n'Stormy with the original ingredients, but it turned out as an utter disappointment. A pretty flat and generic rum with better alternatives.

Roadking1997 🇺🇸 | 46 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Might be better chilled, but I doubt it. Tasted like curry.

cmcalpine 🇨🇦 | 9 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

My first <> black rum. I like the spice notes. A little too much added sugar. Nothing a couple of ice cubes can’t resolve.

TommAng 🇺🇸 | 25 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

This is the rum for the original dark and stormy. Very sweet and not a ton of depth. Overall decent stuff but not incredibly versatile.

RumDonkey 🇬🇧 | 20 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Very pleasant. Have yet to to try it in a dark and stormy, but I imagine it will be very good. Neat it is quite heavy

DB 🇺🇸 | 70 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Not intended for sipping, though you could do worse. Some nice notes of citrus, for me orange in particular, and baking spices, lightly sweet. Very pleasant on the nose, not the most flavorful on the palate, but it does mix well, and makes for a nice float in a lot of cocktails. Short finish, light body.Definitely worth the price.

RonRumHead (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 33 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Lost count of how many Dark & Stormy’s I had while in Bermuda. It’s a good novelty drink. Admittedly, I haven’t had one in years.

PapaKielbasa 🇺🇸 | 38 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Dark N' Stormy has to Goslings Black Seal. I wish it were higher proof though.




Brand Details

Type: Dark
Company: Gosling's
Country: Bermuda
Name: Black Seal
ABV: 40%
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led: No

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